Husband: Thomas Wesley Ireland
Born: Jun-30-1840 in Lewis Co, (W)VA 1,2,3,4,5
Died: Mar-31-1913 in Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV 6,4
Buried: in Mt. Union Cemetery, Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV 7,1
Census: 1910 in Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV (see note 1)
Census: 1900 in Monongalia Co, WV
Census: 1880 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV
Occupation: minister, Morgantown WV 1,8,9
Occupation: 1900 traveling salesman 10
Occupation: 1880 teacher 11
Father: Thomas Ireland (1798 - 1869)
Mother: Catherine Lowther (1798 - 1873)
Wife: Temperance Jane Wilson 1
Married: Dec-12-1864 in Ritchie Co, WV 12
Born: Dec-14-1838 in Wood Co, (W)VA 1,4,5
Died: 1916 1,4
Buried: in Mt. Union Cemetery, Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV 7,1
Census: 1900 in Monongalia Co, WV
Census: 1880 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV
Census: 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA
Occupation: teacher 1
Father: Archibald J. Wilson (1801 - 1866)
Mother: Elizabeth Hudkins (1809 - 1892)
M Child 1: DeWitt F. Ireland Born: Oct- -1865 in Ritchie Co, WV 10,13 Died: 1909 1 Census: 1900 in Monongalia Co, WV Census: 1880 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: doctor 10,1 Wife: Viola Cunningham b. Aug- 7-1869 d. Feb- 1-1919 Married: Dec-28-1891 in Ritchie Co, WV 13
F Child 2: Dolly Ann Ireland Also known as: Dollie Ann Ireland 1 Born: Oct- 9-1866 14 Died: Apr-13-1951 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 14 Buried: in Parkersburg Memorial Gardens (aka IOOF Cem, 24th St), Wood Co, WV 14 Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Census: 1880 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Perry Columbus Lawrence b. Jun-14-1863 d. Jun-21-1952
F Child 3: Sylvia Blanch Ireland Also known as: Blanch Ireland 1 Born: 1868 in Ritchie Co, WV 4,13 Died: 1942 4 Buried: in Hardman Chapel Cemetery, Smithville, Ritchie Co, WV 15 Resided: in Reedy, Roane Co, WV 1 Census: 1880 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Freemont Hardman b. 1864 d. 1945 Also known as: Fremont Hardman 13 Married: Apr-22-1888 in Ritchie Co, WV 13
F Child 4: Daisy Dean Ireland Born: ca 1870 16 Resided: 1894 in Monongalia Co, WV 16 Census: 1880 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Charles G. Howell b. ca 1858 Married: Mar-29-1894 in Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV 16
F Child 5: Catherine Elizabeth Ireland Born: ca 1871 in Ritchie Co, WV 16 Died: 1911 1 Resided: 1897 in Monongalia Co, WV 16 Census: 1880 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Charles H. Ocheltree b. ca 1872 Married: Jun-15-1897 in Monongalia Co, WV 16
M Child 6: Archibald J. Wilson Ireland Census name: A. J. Wilson Ireland 11 Born: Jun- -1872 in Ritchie Co, WV 10,16 Died: 1951 17 Resided: 1910 in Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV 16,9 Census: 1900 in Seneca, Monongalia Co, WV Census: 1880 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: contractor, carpenter 16,9,10 Wife: Maggie N. Choen b. Dec- -1870 d. Mar-14-1909 Married: ca 1897 10 Wife: Ida Roos b. ca 1884 Married: Nov-26-1910 in Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV 18
F Child 7: Addie Rosalie Ireland Census name: Ada R. Ireland 11 Born: Feb- 3-1875 14,10 Died: May- 1-1944 in Shepherdstown, Jefferson Co, WV 14 Buried: in Mt. Union Cemetery, Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV 14 Census: 1900 in Monongalia Co, WV Census: 1880 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: teacher, Shepherdstown College 1,14 Never married: 14
M Child 8: Harlan Humphreys Ireland Census name: Humbert Ireland 10 Born: Oct- -1877 10 Resided: in Ohio 1 Census: 1900 in Monongalia Co, WV Census: 1880 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV
M Child 9: Thomas W. Ireland 1
M Child 10: Basil Watts Ireland 1 Born: ca 1883 19 Died: Nov-19-1905 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 20 Cause of death: hemorrhage of lungs 20 Occupation: architect 20
Sources: (1) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 233. (2) Don Norman, 41991 Emerson Court, Elyria, OH 44035, The Descendants of Robert Lowther, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hcpd/norman/lowther.htm. (3) Penny & O.D. Linder, http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GIBSON/2003-10/1067200853, The Gibson and Related Families, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, 1991, p. 439. (4) Headstone (year only) (5) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (6) Monongalia County Death Records, Morgantown, WV, Identified as Thomas Ireland, white male, married, minister; died Mar 31 1913 in Morgantown, age 72, cause of death Bright's disease. (Note: "Ritchie County in History & Romance," p. 233, incorrectly reports death date as Apr 2 1913.), DR p. 75 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=4691556&Type=Death. (7) Findagrave.com. (8) Lathrop Russell Charter, The Lowther Family of Doddridge County, West Virginia (self-published Nov 9 1951, on file at Doddridge County Library). This paper was found to contain many factual errors. p. 6. (9) 1910 Census, Monongalia County, WV. (10) 1900 Census, Monongalia County, WV. (11) 1880 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District) (12) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), "Ritchie County in History & Romance," p. 233, reports marriage date as Dec 14 1864. (13) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (14) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (15) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (16) Monongalia County Marriage Records, Morgantown, WV. (17) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (18) Monongalia County Marriage Records, Morgantown, WV, Identified as Archibald J. Ireland, widower, 38, b. Ritchie Co, res. Morgantown, son of Thomas W. & Temperance J. Ireland, occupation contractor; and Ida Roos, single, 26, b. in Switzerland, res. Morgantown, dau of Joseph & Frances Roos. Married Nov 26 1910 in Morgantown. MR p. 219 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11337797&Type=Marriage. (19) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (20) Monongalia County Death Records, Morgantown, WV. Event Notes Note (1) Rev. Thomas W. Ireland was enumerated twice in the 1910 Census. With his wife, he was listed in the household of their son Archibald and his family in Morgantown, enumeration date Apr 23 1910. By himself, he was listed in the household of William & Harriett Primm and their family in Pullman, Ritchie County, enumeration date Apr 18 1910. Nature of his relationship with the Primm family is not known.